In This Issue:

Energy and Climate Debate; Congress; Administration; Department of Agriculture; Department of Energy; Department of Interior; Department of Justice; Department of State; Department of Treasury; Environmental Protection Agency; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Nuclear Regulatory Commission; International; States; Sustainability; and Miscellaneous.

Excerpt from Energy and Climate Debate -

As the clock struck midnight October 1, the United States entered a new fiscal year, and, without a budget, the federal government shut down. Congress worked through the weekend to pass a continuing resolution, but the stalemate seems no closer to being resolved. With the October 17 “x-day” of the debt ceiling approaching, debates over the two financial issues are beginning to merge, and pressure to come to an agreement has been mounting.